The Dark Phoenix Saga
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The Dark Phoenix Saga is a landmark X-Men comic book storyline in which Jean Grey is transformed into the immensely powerful and dangerously unstable Dark Phoenix, with catastrophic consequences for the team and the universe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X-Men storyline
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comic book storyline ⓘ |
| alterEgoOf | Dark Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climaxLocation | Blue Area of the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorist | Glynis Wein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuity | Earth-616 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coPlotter | John Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of the greatest X-Men stories ⓘ |
| editor | Jim Shooter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
Angel
NERFINISHED
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Beast NERFINISHED ⓘ Colossus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyclops NERFINISHED ⓘ Dark Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Emma Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellfire Club NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitty Pryde NERFINISHED ⓘ Lilandra Neramani NERFINISHED ⓘ Mastermind ⓘ Nightcrawler NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor X NERFINISHED ⓘ Sebastian Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Shi'ar Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolverine NERFINISHED ⓘ X-Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| follows | The Phoenix Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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space opera ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ |
| impact |
cemented the X-Men as a flagship Marvel title
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redefined Jean Grey as a tragic figure ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dark Phoenix (film)
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X-Men: The Animated Series adaptation NERFINISHED ⓘ X-Men: The Last Stand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inker | Terry Austin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| letterer | Tom Orzechowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jean Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Dark Phoenix consumes a star
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Jean Grey becomes Dark Phoenix ⓘ Jean Grey sacrifices herself on the Moon ⓘ destruction of the D'Bari star system ⓘ trial of Phoenix by the Shi'ar ⓘ |
| partOf | Uncanny X-Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penciller | John Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preceededBy | The Phoenix Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedIn |
Uncanny X-Men #129
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Uncanny X-Men #130 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #131 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #132 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #133 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #134 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #135 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #136 NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncanny X-Men #137 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| theme |
corruption by power
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identity ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| writer | Chris Claremont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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